Advertisements It is remarkable to me how one can drive a mere twenty miles outside of Boston and find yourself immersed in a wooded area so thick and green with foliage. Quaint and historic towns are hidden from view, as if to be cut off from the outside world. It is this type of quietContinue reading “on Walden Pond”
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flashing back to one of my first solo travel adventures….
Advertisements If we want to be technical about it, my first solo travel adventure was when I was eighteen, many moons ago. I had just earned my first forty hours of vacation from my first serious job, and the one that lead to my eventual career. I thought it would be fun to climb inContinue reading “flashing back to one of my first solo travel adventures….”
Big Rock Candy Mountains
Advertisements Just as a bug smashes into your car windshield, the idea hit me out of nowhere. I need to explore more of my own backyard….and so that is exactly what I did this past weekend. Bryce Canyon National Park is located about four hours south of where I reside, a perfect weekend getaway whereContinue reading “Big Rock Candy Mountains”
one last time before Spring…
Advertisements It was way before dawn when I awoke, and so lazily, slowly, I make my way downstairs to the kitchen. As I sip my coffee, I see that a spring storm has left new fallen snow everywhere. I suddenly have what alcoholics refer to as “a moment of clarity”, and realize why I amContinue reading “one last time before Spring…”
in my own backyard…
Advertisements The mountains are only ten minutes from my house, and today they are covered in new snow. I try something for the first time, and with snowshoes strapped to my feet, I walk into the winter wonderland. It’s like I’ve passed through the wardrobe and into Narnia. Solitude. Driving from Seattle to AlaskaContinue reading “in my own backyard…”
into the wild
Advertisements hi. i’m high. so high above it all above the banality, the dissension, the hypocrisy the futility which surrounds me down to earth in nature i’m one with the trees, rocks, shrubs, and sky above the madness which tries to choke my spirit here i dance, sing, scream, cry i’m free in the wild *******Continue reading “into the wild”
Slip Sliding away in the Pacific Northwest
Advertisements Laying in the afternoon sun, on fresh cut grass, I whisper “I want a new adventure, will you come with me?” “yes” she whispers back, and the static between our bodies goes electric. “Where will you take us?” I feel the need to be near large bodies of water, empty mountain space,Continue reading “Slip Sliding away in the Pacific Northwest”
King’s Peak Adventure
Advertisements So earlier this summer my friend Mark told me about his hike up to Kings Peak ( the highest point in Utah at almost 14,000 feet) he did a couple of years ago. This started the old wheels to turn, and I quickly decided that IF i was to attempt this myself, now was theContinue reading “King’s Peak Adventure”